Forest Empathy

Artist & concept: Enni-Kukka Toumala 
Filmmaker: Sarai Caprile
Sound Design: Ana Sofía Dominguez Zurutuza
Drone operator: Mateo Villanueva-Brandt

UK, 2021

“Forests cover almost a third of the global land area and harbour most of the Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity. Yet, in today’s Anthropocene era, human relationships with forests are too often defined by abuse and control, and their future is by no means certain. In this new body of work, Enni investigates the role of design in shaping empathic relationships between humans and trees.”
- Care, Designers in Residence 2020 Showcase

Photography by Tom Medwell